Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly clear and colder with patchy freezing fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of dense AM freezing fog, colder with patchy freezing fog Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of evening freezing fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle or light freezing drizzle late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain or snow, a bit warmer Friday with a good (50%) chance of afternoon rain with patchy freezing fog (snow level 1,500 ft.), a (40%) chance of evening rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain with patchy freezing fog late Friday night,
• AM freezing fog, partly cloudy with patchy freezing fog Saturday afternoon and late Saturday night.
• lows 27-32 cooling to 24 Saturday night highs 33-40.
• Patchy freezing fog Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain or freezing rain or sleet Sunday night and Monday AM (Christmas Day), a bit warmer with a (40%) of rain in the afternoon and Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 38-42 lows 27-33. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33)

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, partly cloudy with patchy freezing fog late tonight (evening snow level 2,000 ft.),
• Areas of AM and late night freezing fog, sunny and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog in the evening,  mostly cloudy with patchy freezing fog late at night,
• Areas of freezing fog Friday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer in the afternoon and evening, just mostly cloudy late Friday night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy freezing fog late at night.
• lows 29-33 highs 39-43.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, a (30%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday AM, a (30%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Monday afternoon (Christmas Day),  mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Wednesday.
• highs 46-48 cooling to 44 Wednesday lows 38-33. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear and a bit cooler with patchy freezing fog late tonight,
• Areas of AM inland fog, sunny and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night.
• lows 33-37 highs 46-50.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of rain, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance rain and a bit warmer Sunday night and Monday (Christmas Day), a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain and snow, a (40%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 52-49 lows 42-37 warming to 39 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening snow showers tapering to a slight (20%) chance, partly cloudy and very cold late tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow Friday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening snow, a slight (20%) chance of snow late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday and at night.
• free air freezing level at the surface tonight, at the surface rising to 5,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, 6,500 ft. Thursday night, snow level at the surface Friday, 2,500 ft. Friday night, then free air freezing level at the surface Saturday and Saturday night,
• lows 12-22 cooling to 27 Saturday night highs 35-28.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow Sunday night,
• A (30%) chance of AM rain and snow or freezing rain or sleet Monday AM (Christmas Day), a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of afternoon rain and snow, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday night and Tuesday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Wednesday.
• snow level 4,000 ft.  Sunday, at the surface Sunday night, 3,000 ft. Monday, 3,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 2,500 ft. Tuesday night, then at the surface Wednesday..
• highs near 32 lows 22-25.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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